Syracuse, NY -- Saturday is the last day to shop at Wegmans supermarket on Pond Street on before the store shuts its doors for good.

The North Side grocery store, which opened in 1970, will close at 4 p.m. Saturday.

All 140 full- and part-time employees have been offered positions, based on their interests, at other Wegmans stores in the Syracuse area, said Evelyn Carter, director of consumer affairs for Wegmans.

Wegmans Food Markets, based in Rochester, announced June 1 it would close the store this coming Saturday. The chain said the number of Pond Street customers has declined and only 10 percent of shoppers do all their shopping there.

The 31,000-square-foot store, is the smallest in the 81-store chain.

Carter said Wegmans has had “several discussions with city officials about the future use of our Pond Street store and are willing to consider all proposals for the property.”